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TI-2019-12017 Aliases CVE-2019-15977GHSA-vwxm-w88w-cmq3

Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities

Priority HIGH 68CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in the authentication mechanisms of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.3811 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Data Center Network Managerall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Data Center Network Manager VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:data_center_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.3\(1\)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:data_center_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.3\(1\) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Cisco Data Center Network Manager — 20200102 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities

    3 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 2 CRITICAL, 1 HIGH

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-12015 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass VulnerabilitiesPriority CRITICAL 93
    • TI-2019-12016 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass VulnerabilitiesPriority CRITICAL 92
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15977
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwxm-w88w-cmq3

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-12015 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-12016 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-01247 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Arbitrary File Upload and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01246 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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